How To Make Your Designer Wedding Shoes Useable Over Time
The biggest and most special day of your life has come and gone. You are now happily married with your husband, and you are excited to initiate a new life together. The visitors are gone, you can finally relax, and the two of you could finally spend some time together.
So what are you going to do about your wedding apparel now that the ceremony is over? It would be a waste to just throw them away, right? A better idea is to keep them until you need them again, perhaps for your future daughter’s, a niece’s, or a friend’s wedding. Here several suggestion on how to keep your wedding apparel last longer in storage, particularly designer wedding shoes.
1. Your shoes are going to be a bit soiled after the ceremony, especially if the ceremony or reception was held outdoors. Start cleaning them by wiping each shoe gently with a soft, dry cloth. This gets rid of surface dust and dirt.
2. Put some water in a small bucket or pan. Add two or more drops of mild, liquid hand-washing soap to the water. Blend thoroughly with the water around to create a bubbly solution.
3. Dip a microfiber or non-abrasive sponge into the solution. Squeeze to remove excess water then wipe the shoes with the damp sponge. This will remove the stains, embedded dirt, and encrusted dust.
4. Air-dry the shoes overnight by hanging them on a clothesline.
5. If your shoes are made of patent leather, do the same procedure. Butt after scrubbing or swabbing the shoes with the cleaning solution, put a bit of mineral oil in a bowl. Dip a clean swath of cloth in the oil and rub scruff marks off the leather. Buff with a dry lintless cloth after the scruff marks are removed.
6. Store the shoes in a cool, dry place. To protect them from bugs, put a couple of mothballs in the compartment where you intend to store them.
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